The Louisiana Council on Watershed Management met and voted on boundaries for the 8 watershed regions of the state and announced the availability of Capacity Building Grants for Parishes.
Louisiana Watershed Initiative sets regional watershed boundaries Read More »
MDEQ should protect people, and not wedge projects into communities that already have plenty of health and environmental problems to deal with. The August 13th Permit Board meeting was another example of why the MDEQ Environmental Permit Process needs to be examined by the Legislature soon, and made more responsive to the citizens whose health and property are meant to be protected by the agency.
North Gulfport citizens address MDEQ Permit Board on inland rail port Read More »
This is a guest blog from Cameron Bertron, a summer legal extern with Healthy Gulf. Cameron, a 3L at Tulane University Law School, is a Gulf Coast native and enjoyer of all things wetlands except mosquitoes. The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth-largest body of water in the world, and it is in part bordered
Wetlands at the ballot box Read More »
In the wake of Hurricane Barry, a lot of ink was spilled over whether the projections of the storm were too dire or not dire enough, whether the city of New Orleans made the right call to tell people to shelter in place, and whether we can trust the Army Corps to keep us safe.
Hurricane Barry’s wake-up call Read More »
Today, scientists from Louisiana State University (LSU), the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the results of their recent expedition to map the size of Gulf Dead Zone– 6,952 square miles, or about the size of New Jersey. While not as big as originally estimated, likely due to
New Jersey-sized Gulf Dead Zone Threatens Gulf Fisheries Read More »
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It’s early July and high season on the northern Gulf coast beaches of Northwest Florida and South Alabama where I live. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are here for their annual beach vacations, making memories with friends and family as they swim, fish, and enjoy our beaches and waters. But is the water safe for
It’s beach season…But is the water safe? Read More »
The crisis for Mississippi coastal fisheries due to the prolonged opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway was discussed at MDMR’s monthly meeting.
Spillway Effects on Mississippi’s Coastal Fisheries: How Bad is it? Read More »
The Louisiana Office of Community Development hosted its third La. Watershed Initiative Summit on the subject of Cross-Boundary Water Issues.
Louisiana Watershed Initiative: Interstate Water Issues Summit. Read More »
Healthy Gulf’s write-up of the RESTORE Council’s public comment meeting in Long Beach, Ms on their Planning Framework Draft for use in Funded Priority List 3 which will be published sometime in 2020. Comment period on this planning draft is open until June 12th, 2019.
RESTORE Council Planning Framework Draft – Mississippi Public Comment Meeting Read More »
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The Taylor Energy oil spill has been dumping thousands of gallons of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico for more than 14 years. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the longest oil spill in U.S. history is now being contained. Yesterday, Healthy Gulf (formerly Gulf Restoration Network), represented by Earthjustice, was granted a